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MPEC 2010-F01 : COMET C/2010 E3 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-F01                                Issued 2010 Mar. 16, 00:15 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2010 E3 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.09910 04 42 43.55 +66 52 38.1                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.09910 1 + 1745.0401 + 2369.6508 + 6242.2739   EF001C51
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.23141 04 42 20.95 +66 52 39.1                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.23141 1 + 1743.2793 + 2384.6063 + 6237.0729   EF001C51
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.36371 04 41 58.41 +66 52 38.1                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.36371 1 + 1740.9913 + 2399.0994 + 6232.2126   EF001C51
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.62845 04 41 13.78 +66 52 38.7                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.62845 1 + 1715.6700 + 2357.4315 + 6255.1041   EF001C51
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.69453 04 41 02.55 +66 52 36.5                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.69453 1 + 1725.2833 + 2401.5312 + 6235.6105   EF001C51
    CK10E030  S2010 03 05.82684 04 40 40.42 +66 52 36.9                 EF001C51
    CK10E030  s2010 03 05.82684 1 + 1722.4829 + 2414.8753 + 6231.1665   EF001C51
    CK10E030  C2010 03 12.05584 04 25 35.23 +66 50 40.7          21.4 N EF001H21
    CK10E030  C2010 03 12.07952 04 25 32.45 +66 50 41.3          21.1 N EF001H21
    CK10E030  C2010 03 12.09847 04 25 30.23 +66 50 41.8                 EF001H21
    CK10E030  C2010 03 12.13034 04 25 26.19 +66 50 40.4          21.1 N EF001691
    CK10E030  C2010 03 12.14250 04 25 24.77 +66 50 38.5                 EF001691
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.15747 04 23 21.61 +66 50 17.0                 EF001691
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.16482 04 23 20.66 +66 50 17.9          21.2 N EF001691
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.26752 04 23 08.49 +66 50 13.1          20.6 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.27452 04 23 07.67 +66 50 12.8          20.3 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.28128 04 23 06.87 +66 50 12.6          20.2 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 13.28792 04 23 06.10 +66 50 12.3          20.7 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.11641 04 21 31.02 +66 50 00.1          20.4 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.12495 04 21 30.12 +66 49 59.8          19.9 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.13263 04 21 29.23 +66 49 59.5          20.5 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.14106 04 21 28.22 +66 49 59.4          20.4 T EF001H01
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.85966 04 20 09.00 +66 49 45.9                 EF001J95
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.86967 04 20 08.04 +66 49 46.5                 EF001J95
    CK10E030  C2010 03 14.88220 04 20 06.51 +66 49 46.6          21.0 N EF001J95
    CK10E030  C2010 03 15.85662 04 18 23.81 +66 49 35.7          21.0 N EF001587
    CK10E030  C2010 03 15.87492 04 18 22.18 +66 49 35.8                 EF001587

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6.8
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
C51 WISE.  Measurers A. Mainzer, E. Wright, J. Bauer, T. Grav, J. Dailey, J.
    Masiero, R. Cutri, R. McMillan, R. Walker.
    (http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/mission_sci.html)
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers H. Devore, C. Ellis.  0.61-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 E3 (WISE)
T 2010 Apr. 4.326 TT                                    MPC
q   2.27420              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   49.974       -0.218474       +0.416021
                   Node   117.328       +0.257963       -0.847773
e   1.0            Incl.   96.480       +0.941129       +0.328949
From 26 observations 2010 Mar. 5-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 E3 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 15    04 19.91   +66 49.7    2.155    2.286    84.5    25.7  20.3
2010 03 25    04 06.29   +66 52.9    2.295    2.277    76.4    25.2  20.4
2010 04 04    03 59.59   +67 11.6    2.424    2.274    69.4    24.3  20.5
2010 04 14    03 58.00   +67 49.5    2.538    2.277    63.6    23.2  20.6
2010 04 24    04 00.33   +68 47.7    2.634    2.285    59.0    22.2  20.7
2010 05 04    04 05.84   +70 06.1    2.710    2.299    55.7    21.2  20.8
2010 05 14    04 14.29   +71 44.5    2.768    2.319    53.8    20.6  20.9
2010 05 24    04 25.85   +73 43.1    2.806    2.343    53.1    20.2  20.9

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2010-E83)

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-F01

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